The idea of Shen Sports started in May 2007, when we struggled to find high quality martial arts equipment combined with affordable prices. Coming from different martial arts backgrounds, every staff member provided valuable input regarding our future product range. The need for a wide range of equipment became apparent once we started our market survey, interviewing martial artists all over South Africa. This is why Shen Sports does not focus on a single martial arts style, but caters for the martial arts industry as a whole.

We chose our suppliers according to quality, availability and efficiency. Shen Sports offers a global selection of brands from Europe, Asia and North America. In addition to that, we also decided to introduce our own house brand.

Shen Sports is a warehouse operating company, offering our customers a unique shopping experience. Unlike most local stores, we distribute our equipment and uniforms via catalogue and website, making our range available to everyone in South Africa. Shen Sports officially started retailing in January 2008 and only a short while later we introduced a wholesale price structure, which is exclusive to instructors and resellers.